1 hour ago, Madgee said:

This was an exceptional offer at BigC last week, sadly finished now.

I bet they were sold out at that price, I think I would have bought a few cans, I think I'll go pay them a visit Sunday see what Farang bargains they have, she can <deleted> off, 

If you like Oranges they have some good ones in Makro, "SUMO" they are quite big and you can buy them in a pack of 3, I dont know how much they are, her in doors is not here, and they have grapes Buy 1 Get 1 deal, 

16 hours ago, BritManToo said:

God knows how old my Farmhouse Whole-wheat is when I buy it from Lotus, they last months.

Interestingly enough, the "farmhouse" brand has a crust at both ends, Lotus own brand I just noticed has a crust only at one end!

 

From that, Dr Watson, the inescapable conclusion is that they must bake it in really long loaves!

4 minutes ago, JAG said:

Interestingly enough, the "farmhouse" brand has a crust at both ends, Lotus own brand I just noticed has a crust only at one end!

 

From that, Dr Watson, the inescapable conclusion is that they must bake it in really long loaves!

I've got a small loaf Farmhouse same only one crust at the end, 

3 hours ago, Madgee said:

This was an exceptional offer at BigC last week, sadly finished now.

 

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

I bet they were sold out at that price, I think I would have bought a few cans, I think I'll go pay them a visit Sunday see what Farang bargains they have, she can <deleted> off, 

Friendship on Pattaya Tai had them on Sunday am 2 tins 70 baht 👍

9 minutes ago, petermik said:

 

Friendship on Pattaya Tai had them on Sunday am 2 tins 70 baht 👍

Good, maybe the price of baked beans is finally coming down, Heinz have been the most expensive circ 80 baht for a couple years

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

I've got a small loaf Farmhouse same only one crust at the end, 

Ah well, you see, that is because when they produce the small loaves they take a large loaf, slice It, and then put one half in each bag to produce two small loaves.

 

Now logic suggests that half of all Lotus own brand small loaves will come with no crusts at all.

 

Unless - Lotus bake larger loaves, but only large enough that when baked, sliced and bagged they only produce one large and one small loaf!

 

An enquiring mind can be such a curse don't you think?

3 minutes ago, JAG said:

Ah well, you see, that is because when they produce the small loaves they take a large loaf, slice It, and then put one half in each bag to produce two small loaves.

 

Now logic suggests that half of all Lotus own brand small loaves will come with no crusts at all.

 

Unless - Lotus bake larger loaves, but only large enough that when baked, sliced and bagged they only produce one large and one small loaf!

 

An enquiring mind can be such a curse don't you think?

You tink too mut

19 hours ago, BritManToo said:

How about some Walnut and Raisin bread 450g from Hua Hin bakery. retail price normally 130bht reduced to 113bht, then with coins and vouchers total 85bht.

Fairly tasty, soft not crusty, but tastes good and make great toast ........

 

 

 

I have posted many times here about the SUPERB quality of the Hua Hin bread.....Its not maybe the best bread in Thailand...Nope....It is the best bread in Thailand and by a long shot too......Its the only bread I buy.....There is ZERO chemical crapola in this bread...

 

With coins you can get it for 100-130 a loaf...Even less on the monthly sales days...

 

Hua Hin Dark Bread 850g European Homemade Bakery

 

App

 

 

 

41 minutes ago, JAG said:

Ah well, you see, that is because when they produce the small loaves they take a large loaf, slice It, and then put one half in each bag to produce two small loaves.

 

Now logic suggests that half of all Lotus own brand small loaves will come with no crusts at all.

 

Unless - Lotus bake larger loaves, but only large enough that when baked, sliced and bagged they only produce one large and one small loaf!

 

An enquiring mind can be such a curse don't you think?

Or two large loaves. 

 

 

2 hours ago, JAG said:

Interestingly enough, the "farmhouse" brand has a crust at both ends, Lotus own brand I just noticed has a crust only at one end!

 

From that, Dr Watson, the inescapable conclusion is that they must bake it in really long loaves!

My rabbits love farmhouse wholewheat, but refuse all other breads, farmhouse white, all other breads, they just refuse. So I have to buy it just for them.

17 hours ago, JakeC said:

I should tell you @BritManToo, dependent on where you live, you can find some great prices.

For example, Big C Extra has regular promotions in their Imported Foods departments. I'm not a great fan of sweets and biscuits, so cannot easily quote prices of such things, but examples would be packs of HobNobs and Ginger Nuts for around 20 baht. No exaggeration. 

Tyrells hand-cooked English crisps, 150 grams; 33 baht. Morrisons The Best Fruit & Nut Granola Muesli, 500 grams; 60 baht. D'aucy Peeled Tomatoes 380 grams; 23 baht.

Carrefour Extra Gianduja  chocolate bar 200 grams 45 baht. Carrefour Extra Hazelnut and Raisin chocolate bar; 38 baht. RakuRaku Miso Shiru 4 Pack; 14 baht. Carrefour Milk chocolate bar 2 x 100 grams; 29 baht.

Colemans English Mustard 170 grams; 23 baht. Coop(Italy) Risotto(various); 10 baht to 19 baht.

 

Just some recent examples.

 

 

 

 

A bit off the food topic, but a TCL a/c listed at over 13500 is now less than 8000 on the app, with all my coins etc. 

40 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

A bit off the food topic, but a TCL a/c listed at over 13500 is now less than 8000 on the app, with all my coins etc. 

wow buy another one just for the sake of it

Troll post removed 

 

@impulse

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

wow buy another one just for the sake of it

I bought three last time around. 

If I put ONE in my basket it says 13990 less discounts Bht 8001, then on paying down to 7266.90. If I want TWO, they are just over 10,000 EACH.  TIT.

7 hours ago, Madgee said:

That's not goods on promotion. Labels like that are used for clearance and BBF dates getting close when they are stuck on each individual item.

Still ok though!

 

Yes, short best before date, but they never last very long in my cupboard so not a problem.

6 minutes ago, treetops said:

 

Yes, short best before date, but they never last very long in my cupboard so not a problem.

The fresh date is only to be a concern to people born after they started putting expiration dates on food products. 

3 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

The fresh date is only to be a concern to people born after they started putting expiration dates on food products. 

 

Agree in most cases but biscuits like these do tend to go soft over time and lose their appeal.  For meat, fish and most others I use the smell test rather than some arbitrary date written on the wrapping.

On 9/22/2025 at 3:54 PM, BritManToo said:

How about some Walnut and Raisin bread 450g from Hua Hin bakery. retail price normally 130bht reduced to 113bht, then with coins and vouchers total 85bht.

Fairly tasty, soft not crusty, but tastes good and make great toast ........

 

 

Better to bake by yourself

@treetops Put 'em in the oven.  I bought some Krackawheat to eat with cheese. They were a bit soft. Put the amount that I intended to eat in the oven, at 100 Celsius for a few minutes. Better than new :)

Wasn't it written that the cheaper Heinz baked beans came from China? I don't know, as I only read it here.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the big brands are having things made under licence, in places such as China. When I scrutinise some of the packaging, there no place of origin.

1 hour ago, JakeC said:

Wasn't it written that the cheaper Heinz baked beans came from China? I don't know, as I only read it here.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the big brands are having things made under licence, in places such as China. When I scrutinise some of the packaging, there no place of origin.

Yes China but as long as they taste the same who cares

1 hour ago, JakeC said:

Wasn't it written that the cheaper Heinz baked beans came from China? I don't know, as I only read it here.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the big brands are having things made under licence, in places such as China. When I scrutinise some of the packaging, there no place of origin.

I always thought it was Malyasia, I could be wrong, 

1 hour ago, JakeC said:

Wasn't it written that the cheaper Heinz baked beans came from China? I don't know, as I only read it here.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the big brands are having things made under licence, in places such as China. When I scrutinise some of the packaging, there no place of origin.

I always thought all the beans came from South America, then got packaged into cans in other countries.

@scubascuba3 I think the upshot of what they were saying is that they didn't taste the same. Again, it's just what I read.

@ChipButty Certainly Malaysia for some products.

 

@BritManToo I have no idea, as tend to not to purchase tinned foods in general.

3 minutes ago, JakeC said:

@scubascuba3 I think the upshot of what they were saying is that they didn't taste the same. Again, it's just what I read.

@ChipButty Certainly Malaysia for some products.

 

@BritManToo I have no idea, as tend to not to purchase tinned foods in general.

Who was saying they don't taste the same? not seen that post

@scubascuba3 

 

Certainly some weirdos around here, giving thumbs down for informative posts 🙂

12 minutes ago, JakeC said:

@scubascuba3 

 

So far only 1 person said they taste different and he wasn't sure. I haven't tried my stash yet but all the brands are slightly different 

@scubascuba3 It's quite often you'll find that the same product made for different markets will have a different recipe. Take Nutella for example. Different amounts of sugar and other ingredients, according to the market. Heinz baked beans are likely no different. 

 

https://inter-culturally-yours.blogspot.com/2013/05/heinz.html